Leuven Prayer Times
Accurate Islamic prayer times in Leuven, Belgium — updated daily
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Prayer Times in Leuven, Belgium
Prayer times in Leuven are worked out each day from the city's coordinates (50.88°N). We use the Muslim World League method, the one followed across Belgium. The five times shift by a minute or two each day as the sun moves. The full month is listed below.
Leuven's times use the Muslim World League method. That is the standard followed by most mosques in Belgium. They are drawn from Leuven's own coordinates (50.8796°N, 4.7009°E). The schedule updates automatically at midnight, with no manual setting.
How Leuven's prayer times are worked out
From Leuven, the Qibla is 124° from true north. Face southeast to pray toward the Kaaba. It lies 4,470 km (2,778 miles) away in a straight line across the globe. Every time on this page is worked out from Leuven's own coordinates (50.88°N, 4.70°E), not a national average. That is why Leuven's times and its Qibla differ a little from cities a short distance away.
One local quirk shapes the Leuven timetable: midday prayer does not land at 12:00. Leuven lies well west inside its Brussels time zone. So the sun peaks about 50 minutes after clock noon. Dhuhr follows the sun, not the clock — today it falls at 1:40 PM. Across the year, the fast here runs from about 17h 36m near June down to 9h 58m in December.
The Fajr and Isha angles for Leuven come from the Muslim World League. The Muslim World League method sets Fajr when the sun is 18° below the horizon, and Isha at 17°. Use ISNA's 15° instead and Fajr here would move by several minutes. So the method — not the coordinates alone — settles the final time. We also publish times for nearby Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Mechelen and Schaerbeek. Each is only a few minutes off Leuven's clock.
Nearby: Woluwe-Saint-Lambert prayer times · Mechelen prayer times · Schaerbeek prayer times · Ixelles prayer times · Brussels prayer times
The EMB timetable: Belgium's official times
Belgium is rare in Western Europe: it has an official interlocutor that actually publishes prayer times. The Executive of Muslims of Belgium (EMB) is the state-recognised body for a faith Belgium formally recognised in 1974. It issues downloadable annual timetables and announces Ramadan through its Council of Theologians. This page applies the Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) to the city's own coordinates. That sits close to the EMB tables for most of the year. The community itself is two-rooted. Moroccan-origin Muslims (300,000+) are concentrated in Brussels and Wallonia; Turkish-origin Muslims (160,000+) are strongest in Ghent and Antwerp. Together they are roughly 6-8% of the country, though Belgium keeps no religious census.
The Great Mosque of the Cinquantenaire
Brussels' Great Mosque tells Belgium's story with Islam in one building. It began as a nineteenth-century exhibition pavilion in the Parc du Cinquantenaire. Belgium leased it to Saudi Arabia in 1967, and it was inaugurated as a mosque in 1978. Belgium ended the Saudi concession in 2018, and management passed to the EMB. Beyond the capital, Antwerp and Ghent have Turkish mosques and Wallonia has Moroccan ones. That makes Belgium's Islam bilingual twice over — in French and Dutch, and in Maliki and Hanafi practice. Clocks change with the EU on the last Sundays of March and October, jumping Maghrib by an hour each time.
Mosques in Leuven
Mosques in and around Leuven include IMSAL, Moskee Al Fath and Al Ihsaan Moskee. The times on this page are worked out from Leuven's own coordinates, and they apply across these mosques. Check the exact iqama time with your local mosque. That is the congregation, called a few minutes after each prayer starts.
Fajr
5:33 AMالفجر
Fajr in Leuven — pre-dawn prayer, performed before sunrise
2 rak'aat
Dhuhr
1:40 PMالظهر
Dhuhr in Leuven — midday prayer, after the sun passes its zenith
4 rak'aat
Asr
5:12 PMالعصر
Asr in Leuven — afternoon prayer, in the late afternoon
4 rak'aat
Maghrib
8:09 PMالمغرب
Maghrib in Leuven — sunset prayer, just after sunset
3 rak'aat
Isha
9:43 PMالعشاء
Isha in Leuven — night prayer, after twilight has disappeared
4 rak'aat
Leuven Prayer Times — September 2026
Full month prayer calendar for Leuven, Belgium. Calculation method: Muslim World League.
| Date | Fajr | Sunrise | Dhuhr | Asr | Maghrib | Isha |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Sep 1 | 5:25 AM | 6:55 AM | 1:42 PM | 5:23 PM | 8:27 PM | 9:57 PM |
| Wed, Sep 2 | 5:26 AM | 6:56 AM | 1:42 PM | 5:22 PM | 8:25 PM | 9:55 PM |
| Thu, Sep 3 | 5:27 AM | 6:58 AM | 1:42 PM | 5:21 PM | 8:22 PM | 9:53 PM |
| Fri, Sep 4 | 5:28 AM | 6:59 AM | 1:41 PM | 5:19 PM | 8:20 PM | 9:52 PM |
| Sat, Sep 5 | 5:29 AM | 7:01 AM | 1:41 PM | 5:18 PM | 8:18 PM | 9:50 PM |
| Sun, Sep 6 | 5:30 AM | 7:02 AM | 1:41 PM | 5:16 PM | 8:16 PM | 9:48 PM |
| Mon, Sep 7 | 5:31 AM | 7:04 AM | 1:40 PM | 5:15 PM | 8:13 PM | 9:47 PM |
| Tue, Sep 8 | 5:32 AM | 7:05 AM | 1:40 PM | 5:13 PM | 8:11 PM | 9:45 PM |
| Wed, Sep 9Today | 5:33 AM | 7:07 AM | 1:40 PM | 5:12 PM | 8:09 PM | 9:43 PM |
| Thu, Sep 10 | 5:34 AM | 7:09 AM | 1:39 PM | 5:10 PM | 8:07 PM | 9:42 PM |
| Fri, Sep 11 | 5:35 AM | 7:10 AM | 1:39 PM | 5:09 PM | 8:04 PM | 9:40 PM |
| Sat, Sep 12 | 5:36 AM | 7:12 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:07 PM | 8:02 PM | 9:38 PM |
| Sun, Sep 13 | 5:37 AM | 7:13 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:06 PM | 8:00 PM | 9:36 PM |
| Mon, Sep 14 | 5:38 AM | 7:15 AM | 1:38 PM | 5:04 PM | 7:58 PM | 9:35 PM |
| Tue, Sep 15 | 5:39 AM | 7:16 AM | 1:37 PM | 5:03 PM | 7:55 PM | 9:33 PM |
| Wed, Sep 16 | 5:40 AM | 7:18 AM | 1:37 PM | 5:01 PM | 7:53 PM | 9:31 PM |
| Thu, Sep 17 | 5:41 AM | 7:19 AM | 1:37 PM | 5:00 PM | 7:51 PM | 9:30 PM |
| Fri, Sep 18 | 5:42 AM | 7:21 AM | 1:36 PM | 4:58 PM | 7:49 PM | 9:28 PM |
| Sat, Sep 19 | 5:43 AM | 7:23 AM | 1:36 PM | 4:57 PM | 7:46 PM | 9:26 PM |
| Sun, Sep 20 | 5:44 AM | 7:24 AM | 1:36 PM | 4:55 PM | 7:44 PM | 9:24 PM |
| Mon, Sep 21 | 5:45 AM | 7:26 AM | 1:35 PM | 4:53 PM | 7:42 PM | 9:23 PM |
| Tue, Sep 22 | 5:46 AM | 7:27 AM | 1:35 PM | 4:52 PM | 7:40 PM | 9:21 PM |
| Wed, Sep 23 | 5:47 AM | 7:29 AM | 1:35 PM | 4:50 PM | 7:37 PM | 9:19 PM |
| Thu, Sep 24 | 5:48 AM | 7:30 AM | 1:34 PM | 4:48 PM | 7:35 PM | 9:18 PM |
| Fri, Sep 25 | 5:49 AM | 7:32 AM | 1:34 PM | 4:47 PM | 7:33 PM | 9:16 PM |
| Sat, Sep 26 | 5:50 AM | 7:34 AM | 1:34 PM | 4:45 PM | 7:31 PM | 9:14 PM |
| Sun, Sep 27 | 5:51 AM | 7:35 AM | 1:33 PM | 4:43 PM | 7:28 PM | 9:12 PM |
| Mon, Sep 28 | 5:52 AM | 7:37 AM | 1:33 PM | 4:42 PM | 7:26 PM | 9:10 PM |
| Tue, Sep 29 | 5:53 AM | 7:38 AM | 1:33 PM | 4:40 PM | 7:24 PM | 9:07 PM |
| Wed, Sep 30 | 5:54 AM | 7:40 AM | 1:32 PM | 4:39 PM | 7:22 PM | 9:05 PM |
Leuven times are approximate and may vary by 1–2 minutes from your local Leuven mosque — verify with your imam.
Leuven Prayer Times — FAQ
What direction is Qibla from Leuven?
The Qibla direction from Leuven, Belgium is 124° from true north. Face southeast toward Mecca, Saudi Arabia, which lies 4,470 km (2,778 miles) away.
How long is the fast in Leuven?
The longest daily fast in Leuven is about 17h 36m, around June. The shortest is about 9h 58m, in December. That is a swing of 7h 38m across the year, set by the city's latitude of 50.88°N. Both are measured from Fajr to Maghrib with the Muslim World League method.
Does Belgium have official prayer times?
Effectively yes. The Executive of Muslims of Belgium (EMB) is the state-recognised Muslim body. It publishes annual prayer timetables and fixes Ramadan dates through its Council of Theologians. This page's Muslim World League calculation (Fajr 18°, Isha 17°) on this city's coordinates lands close to those tables most of the year. Treat the EMB or your mosque's timetable as final for fasting.
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